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US News, Mayo Clinic, ADA partnering for Twitter chat on childhood diabetes

April 24th, 2013 - 12:09 pm

US News & World Report, Mayo Clinic and the American Diabetes Association are partnering for a Twitter chat on childhood diabetes at 2 p.m. ET Thursday, April 25. Follow the chat using the hashtag: #KidsDiabetes. The American Diabetes Association estimates … Continue reading →

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Why Sitting Is the New Smoking

January 9th, 2013 - 8:59 am

Sitting is the new smoking: Researchers are discovering a sedentary lifestyle can be hazardous to your health. Please join Mayo Clinic obesity expert James Levine, M.D., for a LIVE chat TODAY at 6 p.m. Eastern with NBC “Rock Center” correspondent … Continue reading →

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Tricks, Treats & Halloween Safety

October 31st, 2012 - 11:00 am

In all the Halloween excitement, it is easy for children to forget important safety rules as they head out for an evening of trick-or-treating. Whether your children are old enough to go out on their own, or you are going with … Continue reading →

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The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet

November 9th, 2011 - 4:41 pm

The incidence of Type Two Diabetes has doubled in the U.S. over the past decade. Excess weight suppresses the body’s ability to use insulin. So, the best chance to slow the trend is to get more Americans serious about losing … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Named to U.S. News Best Hospitals List for 22nd Year

July 19th, 2011 - 6:03 pm

U.S. News & World Report has named Mayo to its annual list of “Best Hospitals” for the 22nd year. Hospitals included in the Honor Roll, such as Mayo, are part of a small group recognized for “breadth of excellence,” according … Continue reading →

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Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis drugs may cut diabetes risk

June 21st, 2011 - 8:49 pm

A study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston suggests some drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis may also lower those patients’ risk of developing diabetes. The research appears in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA. … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Developing Artificial Pancreas to Ease Diabetes Burden

June 21st, 2011 - 3:23 pm

The 25.8 million Americans who have diabetes may soon be free of finger pricks and daily insulin dosing. Mayo Clinic endocrinologists Yogish Kudva, M.B.B.S., and Ananda Basu, M.B.B.S., M.D., are developing an artificial pancreas that will deliver insulin automatically and … Continue reading →

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Optimally Treat, Ultimately Cure Diabetes

October 5th, 2010 - 1:27 pm

Minnesota Partnership Announces Ambitious Goal: Optimally Treat, Ultimately Cure Diabetes Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota collaboration launches major medical research initiative ROCHESTER/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics announced today the launch of Decade of … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media- Endocrinology/Metabolism

August 16th, 2010 - 3:50 pm

Michael Jensen, M.D. Victor Montori, M.D. _____________________________________________________________________ Michael Jensen, M.D., an endocrinologist and diabetes expert Author of more than 150 scientific articles Chair, Integrative Physiology of Obesity and Diabetes Study Section, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2005-2006 President, The Obesity … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Physician Calls for "Minimally Disruptive Medicine"

August 12th, 2009 - 5:55 pm

Mayo Clinic endocrinologist Victor Montori, M.D., is among three authors of an article published this week in BMJ calling for “minimally disruptive” medicine to help ease the burden of treatment for patients, especially those with multiple chronic conditions. Dr. Montori … Continue reading →

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